Ember Toretto-O'Connor is forbidden from street-racing and watching it. She sneaks out and watches anyway, sticking to the shadows and not talking to anyone to avoid people founding out who she is. She starts falling for one of the top racers in t...
Chapter Quote: "You just earned yourself a dance with the devil, boy." ~Luke Hobbs _______________________________________
Chapter 21
Sam
"Does everyone know the plan?" My dad asked, looking at each and every single one of us in the eye. "All right, then it's settled. Kids, you corral Ember. The adults will handle Lynch. Let's go!"
Our group dispersed. Bucky, Sam, Steve, Jackson, Jace, Brandon, Braeden, and I went to the warehouse where we chose our cars. Braeden, Wilson, and I were riding along with Brandon, Steve, and Jackson respectively. We were to manage communications between ourselves and the adults while tracking Ember's moves and predicting where she was going to go. I had a bad feeling about what was going to happen because the adults seemed to be on edge, particularly Mia, Dom, and Hobbs. The others seemed nervous but not to the degree that those three did. I pointed this out to Brandon who agreed, remarking he'd noticed the same thing.
"Think they know something we don't?" He asked.
"Probably. They always seem to know something that we don't. I just hope it's not anything that we need to worry about," I said. "I have to go get in the car with Jackson and keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't double-cross us. That's the only reason my dad is letting me ride with him."
"You think he will?"
"No, but you can never be too cautious."
"You be careful.""
"You too. This is the big leagues and Ember has gotten a lot more experience than the rest of you and will figure out what we're trying to do."
"Ride or die," he said.
"Let's try to avoid the latter one," I chuckled lightly. I got in the car that Jackson had chosen- a blue Porsche 911 Turbo. I saw Bucky choose an orange Lamborghini. Steve went for a white Corvette. Brandon chose a silver Audi R8. Jace chose red a Ferrari.
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"We look like a messed up rainbow," Brandon noted. I heard Jace snort through my ear piece.
"Everyone ready?" Dom asked. We all replied that we were. We followed Dom and Hobbs out onto the streets, flooring the cars. Jackson kept quiet during the entirety of the ride, allowing me to work in peace in getting satellite up on my computer. It was only when we were nearing Istanbul that I decided to break the silence.
"You nervous?" I queried, trying to sound as casual as I could despite the adrenaline that was slowly building up in my body.
"Yeah," he admitted. "You?"
"Extremely. I'm worried what Lynch will do once we have her back, if we get her back."
